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Chelsea Brown
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chelsea Brown (December 6, 1942 - March 27, 2017) was born Lois Brown as an American actress, comedienne, singer and dancer perhaps best known for being the first African-American…
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Chelsea Brown (December 6, 1942 - March 27, 2017) was born Lois Brown as an American actress, comedienne, singer and dancer perhaps best known for being the first African-American series regular in the iconic, ground-breaking American TV series Laugh-In. After Laugh-In she moved to Australia where she lived for many decades and enjoyed a long and successful career in film, TV and the stage. She recorded albums and had a very popular cabaret act in which she toured the world. She married Australian actor Vic Rooney who played her husband on the Aussie soap, E Street (1989-1990). After her husband's death, she moved back to her hometown of Chicago, Illinois where she had a large, extended family and many friends.
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1998
Welcome to Woop Woop
Movie Maude
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1989
E Street
TV show Abby Rossiter
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1983
The Return of Captain Invincible
Movie Tour Guide
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1973
Police Story
TV show Mrs. McKay
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1972
The Thing with Two Heads
Movie Lila
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1972
Number 96
TV show
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1971
And Then They Forgot God
Movie Miss Wallach
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1970
Matt Lincoln
TV show
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1970
Dial Hot Line
Movie Gibson
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1969
Love, American Style
TV show
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1969
Sweet Charity
Movie Dancer (uncredited)
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1968
Head
Movie Belly Dancer (uncredited)
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1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV show Regular Performer
